Appendix C: Glossary

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Appendix C: Glossary

acceptance criteria

Criteria that provide a basis for determining whether an activity

has succeeded or failed. Acceptance criteria may be qualitative or

quantitative.

actions

Specific action steps performed to accomplish a task.

action step

A procedure element that provides instruction for performing a

specific action or task.

action substeps

Detailed actions that follow upper-level action steps. Performing

all action substeps of an action step results in the action step being

performed.

activities

Groups of related tasks performed to accomplish a goal.

appendix

Supplementary material at the end of a procedure. Appendixes

include information more conveniently located after the main body

of a procedure including forms, tables, figures and graphs.

approvals

Approvals are permission (OKs) from the responsible person(s)

that an action or activity may take place. Approvals are usually

obtained in written form, by signature or initials.

base procedure

The original procedure from which a user may be branched or

referenced.

branching/branches

Branching routes the procedure user to other action steps or

sections within the procedure or to other procedures and the user

does not return to the original location.

caution

Cautions alert users to conditions, practices, or procedures that

must be observed to avoid potential hazards involving products,

equipment, and conditions adversely affecting site operations.

check

An action step that directs operators to see if a parameter has

assumed a specified value or to see if a specific action has been

carried out, and, if it has not, to take the next action specified (for

example, notify supervisor).

check off

To check mark a box or line to indicate that the action step has

been successfully accomplished.

concurrent action steps

Two or more action steps that are performed at the same time.

conditional action steps

An action step that is contingent upon certain conditions or

combinations of conditions. Instructions performed if conditions

warrant. Logic terms (for example, IF, AND, and THEN) are

used to present conditional action steps.

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